Paper IBPS SO - Agricultural

Q1. The physiological disease in cotton which is called ‘Tirak’i.e. opening (burst –out ) of bolls, is caused due to –

1. Light sandy soil having low in nitrogen, only
2. Sandy-loam soil , having sub-soil with salinity , only

Q2. The causal organism of late blight disease in potato is –

1. Alternaria solani
2. Phytophthora infestense

Q3. In some of the states, it has started to ban on the consumption of ‘Khesari’(Lathyrus sativus), because of slowly retardation of –

1. Eye vision
2. In locomotion/ movement of lower limbs

Q4. Which of the disease in plants is caused by bacteria ?

1. ‘Die-back’ in citrus
2. ‘Tikka’ in groundnut

Q5. In legume crops, the correct order of seed treatment (correspondingly, say in order of descending i. e. first , middle and last) is –

1. Rhizobium-culture, Insecticide , Fungicide(RIF)
2. Fungicilde, Rhizobiu,, -Culture, Insecticilde(FRI)
3. Fungicide, Insecticide , Rhizobium-culture (FIR)
4. Insecticide ,Fungicide, Rhizobium- Culture (FRI)

Answer: C

Q6. Who gave the name ‘Crop Lodging’ in sugarcane ?

1. C. F. Clement(Hawai)
2. H.F. Dastur

Q7. Dr. K.C. Mehta (Ex- Principal, Agra College, Agra and a well known Plant Pathologist) made a unique contribution in the field of Plant Pathology, who made a research, in cereals especially, in wheat on the disease cycle of –

1. Rust
2. Wilt

Q8. In patato, the sysptoms of seriousness of pathogens in ‘Bacterial Brown Rot’ and ‘Wilt’ diseases are appeared due to relative production of which matter (subsistence)-

1. Protein
2. Lipids

Q9. The causal organism (or Pathogen) of ‘Karnal Bunt’ disease in wheat is –

1. Nevoossia indica
2. Tilletia foetida

Q10. The causal organism (Pathogen) of ‘root-rot’ disease in pea is ‘Aphanomyces euteiches’ and this can be removed with the use of mustard group (crucifer tissues) – stem, leaf etc, or acts as amendment.

1. True
2. False